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IAPP Thailand Builds Momentum in Workforce Development and STEM Collaboration
IIE’s Program Continues to Foster Collaboration Among Higher Education, Business, and Government As global economies grow increasingly digital, higher education partnerships are emerging as powerful drivers of innovation, collaboration and opportunity. This year’s International Academic Partnership Program (IAPP) Thailand—led by IIE with support from the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok and in partnership with Thailand’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI)—brought […]
Four Things To Know About the Fall 2025 Snapshot
The Fall 2025 Snapshot on International Student Enrollment offers a critical look at international student enrollment trends in U.S. higher education, providing numbers as recent as the current fall semester. This report provides insights into where international education stands today and where it could be headed. Here are four things to know. 1. More Than […]
Preserving Knowledge Amid the World’s Largest Humanitarian Crisis
The IIE Scholar Rescue Fund Has Awarded Fellowships to 34 Sudanese Scholars, Placing Them in 13 Countries Dr. Khalid Mohammedsalih was conducting research at the University of Nyala when fierce fighting erupted in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, upending his life and the lives of millions. “This began a very tough time for my family and me, for all people in Sudan,” said Dr. Mohammedsalih, a veterinary parasitologist whose laboratory was destroyed in […]
“Truly Transformative:” NextGen Service Fellows Share Lessons from Global Development Work
With Support from The Rockefeller Foundation and Outrider Foundation, 52 U.S. Students Engaged in International Development Fellowships in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. Last summer, fifty-two American undergraduate and graduate students had the opportunity to support communities in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America as part of the NextGen Service Fellowship. The fellowship—supported by The Rockefeller Foundation and Outrider […]
IIE Supports Building Capacity for Heritage Research in Saudi Arabia
This September, the Institute of International Education (IIE), in collaboration with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission and SOAS University of London, officially launched the Heritage Horizon Program, a groundbreaking initiative designed to support heritage professionals and researchers in Saudi Arabia to publish academic work in international journals. A New Chapter for Saudi Heritage Research The program […]
Embracing Connections – We Created Memories None of Us Will Ever Forget
Years before joining the IIE Scholar Rescue Fund program, Carly O’Connell spent a year in China teaching English to middle school students. The experience advanced her years of Chinese language study, allowed her to share American culture, and gave her the chance to learn from her students. Years after I’d left China, an email appeared in my inbox that brought back a flood of memories. One of my former middle school […]
Embracing Connections: A Friendship Based on Curiosity and Mutual Understanding
Before starting her career in international education, Abby Reilly, Global Partnerships and Events Manager for the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program (Gilman Program), met an international scholar from India whose friendship changed her life and career path. The first connection I made in international education set me on an unexpected course, in both my personal life and professional career. In 2014, as […]
Global from the Start: Reimagining the First-Year Experience
A new academic year has begun, promising discovery, excitement, and growth. For the first-year students—undergraduates and graduates—these first weeks on campus mark a moment of profound transformation. It is a time when students forge their academic identities, build social connections, and lay the foundation for future success – both in the classroom and beyond. In […]